Above all spirits

Chapter 40 Own People

"My name is Nebula."

With her coldness subsided and she put her "mask" back on, Gu Yun replied with a smile.

Most demon families, and even royal families, are named after one or two characters of their race. If they are not named after these characters, there are only two possibilities.

The first scenario is that you have a very low status and are a marginal figure in the family, or you are a junior sent by a vassal power for learning and exchange. Although you may not be well received, you will generally gain a lot.

After all, those who could send supplies had paid a heavy price.

The second type is someone whose status is so high that they are almost unbound by family or royalty. Such individuals are generally allowed to establish a new name to replace their previous name in the family, and calling them by their given name would be considered disrespectful.

An Wuyai, however, either did not notice or simply did not care about the woman's affected mannerisms.

Although he was indeed observing Gu Yun, he also noticed that Gu Yun was observing the two of them.

However, Gu Yun's eyes did not show the slightest emotional fluctuation.

He didn't think Gu Yun would show interest in a female demon from a mixed race.

That is the pinnacle of the demon race, the Star-Moon Royal Family.

If there is.

There's only one reason.

Their plans, and even their core secrets, may have already been exposed.

He will certainly eliminate this hidden danger first.

Gu Yun then spoke.

"Then, Brother Wuyai, would you have time to show me the way?"

An Wuyai waved his hand at the woman, signaling her to step back.

Although the woman herself knew very little, once her identity and power were exposed, many things would not be difficult to deduce.

An Wuyai also wanted to see the change in Gu Yun's expression after the woman was sent away.

He is capable and confident, often working behind the scenes.

As long as Gu Yun shows even the slightest intention to persuade me to stay.

Then this woman will surely not live past today.

He also displayed a fake smile and spoke without any emotion.

"It's my honor, Brother Xingyun, this way."

Unfortunately, An Wuyai's plan was destined to fail.

Gu Yun himself was unaware of the Dark Prison Demon Clan's so-called plan, nor did he know the woman's importance in this plan.

Although he understood that this woman should have some use.

But his original intention was simply to see what kind of woman Werner longed for, and to act differently according to different personalities, and then incidentally put some external pressure on the Dark Prison Demons to slow down their plans.

Whatever they're planning.

Because the Dark Prison Demon Clan was the culprit who killed Master's wife.

If we let them succeed, it might plunge our master into an unknown crisis.

There's nothing I can do to stop it now, so I shouldn't overthink it.

If putting pressure on them can slow them down, that's considered a success.

Gu Yun watched as An Wuyai stretched his hand toward the interior of the black market, paying no attention to the woman leaving in the opposite direction.

He also gestured with a slight bow, indicating that An Wuyai should go first.

"please."

His words and actions were natural and normal.

An Wuyai narrowed his eyes, a fleeting hint of disappointment flashing across his face, and led the way into the black market for Gu Yun.

But he still didn't forget to test Gu Yun.

"Why would Brother Xingyun come to such a barren place as Shadow Star to seal and disguise himself before heading to the lower realm?"

"You should know that the functions used at the reception desk here are a degraded version, and their stability and timeliness are far inferior to the original version."

Gu Yun, standing behind him, smiled slightly. The more An Wuyai probed, the happier he became, which meant their plan was very important.

At least for the Dark Prison Demons.

For a fallen royal family.

Very important.

Gu Yun replied casually, seemingly without any deep thought or regard for logic.

Because only in this way can it be effective.

"In fact, all power leads to the same goal. The key to how much power one can ultimately exert depends on one's understanding and control of one's own power."

"When a demon's control over its power reaches a certain peak, it can freely concentrate its power in battle, unleash explosive power several times greater than usual."

An Wuyai was stunned and almost stopped in his tracks. He was unconsciously lost in thought about Gu Yun's irrelevant answer.

It must be said that Gu Yun's words made a lot of sense.

Some demons may be weak, but they can unleash several times their power in actual combat.

These demons must have a clear understanding of their own power and a precise control over it.

However, the higher the level of a demon, the more complex its own power composition tends to be, and the more numerous its various powers are.

Few demons will meticulously analyze and understand themselves.

"So I feel that being too stable is not conducive to controlling my own power, so I want to try the degraded version of the power: seal and power: disguise, to see what kind of state it is, and whether I can adjust myself to make the unstable state more stable and prolong the duration."

An Wuyai nodded, surprisingly finding some understanding of Gu Yun's words.

Nonsence!

I almost reached out and slapped myself twice.

He spoke with great conviction and logic.

However, Gu Yun did not mention the most crucial points, namely, why he, as a member of the Star Moon Demon Clan, chose to come to Shadow Star.

The Shadow Star is not exactly close to Liyue.

And why did we end up here?

And why did they come looking for me?

hateful!

I almost got tricked by him.

However, it seems that the Star Moon Demon Clan doesn't know much about it either; it's unclear where the news leaked out.

A hint of resentment arose in An Wuyai's heart, but he dared not show it openly. He had to admit that although the Dark Prison Demon Clan and the Star Moon Demon Clan were both royal families...

But they're really not on the same level.

At least not now.

However, Gu Yun was also helpless about this. There was really no way to explain it. He could only make up a little and leave it at that.

Everything is a choice made by fate.

Ok.

Gu Yun followed An Wuyai around the black market for a while. Along the way, the two exchanged a few more insincere pleasantries, and finally said goodbye to each other with expressions of regret for not having met sooner.

Watching An Wuyai disappear into the distance, Gu Yun could easily guess what was going on.

He will then discuss the events of today with the clan elders.

Hopefully, the pressure from the Star Moon royal family will slow them down, rather than driving them to desperate measures.

At the same time, a small dark figure quietly appeared on Gu Yun's left shoulder. It didn't say anything, but just stared blankly in the direction it had come from.

Gu Yun sighed.

"Her fate is probably destined to be bad. I had this thought when you first mentioned it. Even though things seem stable now, the nature of her job..."

Will she die?

"Probably. She knows too much. Once she's no longer of any use, is there a risk that the Dark Prison Demons might leak secrets?"

"Can it be saved?"

"You still like it?"

"No, from beginning to end, my feelings for her were perhaps not romantic love. Now I just want to repay a debt of gratitude. Without her, perhaps we would never have met."

Even if she might have been deceiving you back then?

"Ah."

"Okay, I'll try my best if I can make it."

Gu Yun was referring to his own strength and the trivial matters of the lower realm.

Werner understood as well.

"Thank you."

"Don't be so polite, we're all family."